certainly pretty effective here at this wendy's in brooklyn. >> quite the turnout there, katy tur for us in brooklyn. now joining me is mary coleman. she's a pop eye's worker. she currently makes $7.25 an hour. that's the federal minimum wage. mary, thank you so much for being here. were you on strike today? tell us what the experience was like. >> yes, i was on strike today. and the experience was awesome. it was so awesome that, you know, i couldn't help but to, you know, to feel good about it. >> mary -- >> you know, i was -- go ahead. >> i was just going to say, how long have you been working at this popeye or in fast food generally? how long have you been making $7.25 an hour. >> well, i've been working with popeye's for a year now. i have been making $7.25 for quite some time. in various different jobs. and i have also been involved in other restaurants like mcdonald's, burger king, george webb's. you know, now popeye's. so i do know pretty much about, you know, the problems with the $7.25. >> mary, have you tried to take jobs that pay better? what in your personal experience ha